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Today on News 7, the state finds a way for students to police themselves to make schools safer.
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and an early morning accident on Interstate 81 leaves one person dead and traffic delayed for hours.
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Shooting for the 80s tomorrow with abundant sunshine. More on the forecast just ahead.

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A group of eye doctors in Salem are using a new surgical device that helps pateints see better in just a few seconds.
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And would you drink Aloe Vera juice? -- product makers say it can heal you.
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Good Evening.
First he asked school superintendents to report any dangerous activity.
Then he told students to "lose the trenchcoats" and dress more respectably for school.
Today, Governor Jim Gilmore outlined his most comprehensive school safety plan yet.
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It's in response to the killings at Colorado's Columbine High School.
First, G-T-E and Bell Atlantic are donating a toll free anonymous hotline and a website, for students to report on suspicious activity they think might lead to violence.
Also, custodians, cafeteria workers, and school support staff will be trained to spot such activity.
And school resource officers will be given the kind of tactical training that SWAT teams get.
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((ALL TOGETHER, MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND OFFICERS, DEPUTIES, AND SCHOOL PERSONNEL FROM ACROSS VIRGINIA WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS KIND OF TRAINING, WHICH WILL EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. AND THE GOAL IS TO HAVE EVERYONE TOUCHED AND TRAINED BEFORE SCHOOL OPENS THIS FALL.))
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The Governor is also asking schools to send blueprints of their buildings to the state Emergency Operations Center-- in case any school violence lasts long enough to be managed from Richmond.
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If your afternoon commute takes you past the 581 interchange on Interstate-81 north ... it might take you a little longer to get home.
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That's where crews are still on the scene of an early-morning truck wreck.
A Florida man was killed after the tractor-trailer he was driving careened off the highway and caught fire.
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Minutes before the wreck that ignited a truckload of plastic pipe...
Sending columns of noxious smoke into the morning sky...
There was chatter on the radio.
The man who was about to veer off the highway and into the woods was talking to another trucker.
People who heard the conversation said he sounded alert.
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((STEVER RISLEY/TRUCK DRIVER: HE TOLD HIM HE WAS CLEAR. HE SAID THANK YOU SIR AND PULLED BACK OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE.))
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Shortly after that, the Florida man on his way to Winchester found himself trapped inside his burning cab.
Four truckers tried in vain to save him, using a piece of pipe that was thrown from the truck.
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((WE JUST TRIED TO GET A PIECE OF PIPE TO HIM THAT HE COULD GET AHOLD OF. THERE WAS ABOUT FOUR OF US TRYING TO PULL ON IT. WE JUST COULDN'T PULL HIM.))
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Police say the man left Florida on Saturday afternoon.
What happened after that ... they can't say.
The driver's road diary was destroyed.
And no one witnessed the crash.
Unless an investigation of the trucks' carcass finds a mechanical defect... the speculation is a tired driver fell asleep at the wheel.
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Tonight at six we'll ride along with a seasoned driver who tells us why the early morning can be the most dangerous time of day to drive a truck.

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A warning goes out tonight to Americans to postpone travel to China-
Protests against Americans continue there despite an apology from President Clinton about last Friday's attack on the Chinese embassy in Belgrade.
Bobbi Harley has more.
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((A FATHER'S ANGUISH OVER HIS DEAD DAUGHTER -- KILLED BY A NATO BOMB
DROPPED ACCIDENTALLY ON THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN BELGRADE.
IT'S IMAGES LIKE THIS ONE THAT DRIVE THIS MOB -- ANTI-AMERICAN
PROTESTORS RALLYING OUTSIDE THE U-S EMBASSY IN BEIJING.
AND SO FAR -- OFFICIAL APOLOGIES HAVEN'T CHANGED THE TENSE SITUATION.
CLINTON: I APOLOGIZE, I REGRET THIS, BUT I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO DRAW A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THIS TRAGIC MISTAKE AND
THE DELIBERATE ACT OF ETHNIC CLEANSING.
TO THAT END, NATO HAS NOT BACKED OFF ON ITS ATTACK OF YUGOSLAVIA, EVEN
AS THAT ARMY ANNOUNCED IT'S REMOVING SOME OF ITS TROOPS FROM KOSOVO.
THE WHITE HOUSE CALLS THE ACTION ENCOURAGING BUT NOT ENOUGH TO END THE BOMBING.
AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO END TO THE PROTESTS IN CHINA - THE CROWD
THROWING ROCKS AND BREAKING WINDOWS OF THE U-S EMBASSY - TRAPPING THE
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR AND OTHER OFFICIALS INSIDE.
THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WANTS PUNISHMENT FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE - U-S SECRETARY OF STATE MADELIENE ALBRIGHT WOULD ONLY PROMISE THIS.
- MADELEINE ALBRIGHT, SECRETARY OF STATE, NATO WILL PROVIDE CHINA
WITH A FULL EXPLANATION OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE OCCURRED.
IT'S LITTLE COMFORT FOR THOSE BRINGING FLOWERS AND MEMORIALS TO THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN BELGRADE AS THE THREE KILLED IN THE BOMBING ARE SENT HOME IN COFFINS.))[(toss to R)]
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This Friday a star could be discovered in our midst. We'll tell you about a local casting call next.
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and we'll see how the growing movie industry is helping people in North Carolina line their wallets.
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On Health Check, Aloe is good for your skin, but does it make a healthy drink?
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and Patrick Evans will join us with jazz musician Maynard Ferguson.
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The usual method of blowing them up with sticks of dynamite just would not work in this case... INSIDE a huge double-door garage.
Rather than blow the roof off the operation, A-T-F hired a back-hoe operator and dump truck driver to haul them away.
The government estimates this operation may have sold nearly seven million dollars worth of "moonshine" to "nip joints" and "shot houses" all along the East Coast.
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If you want to be an actor on the silver screen, this Friday could be your big break.
50 Curve Productions of Hollywood is holding an open casting call for adults to appear in a movie being shot in the area.
The producer for "The Bitter Truth" says he is seeking all adult types, but no children.
The event will be held at Virginia Western Community College's Student Center this Friday evening from 6 to 10.
Meanwhile the movie industry is already making a star of the state of North Carolina and people behind the scenes are bringing home the money to prove it. Nancy Ross has the details.
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A prominent jazz musician is blowing his way through town. Maynard Ferguson slowed down long enough to join us next with Patrick Evans.
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Maynard Ferguson, famous for his ultra-high, ultra-hip trumpet skills, visits the Star City tonight--his third visit since 1994.
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Patrick Evans joins us from "The Club" at Fiji Island, where Ferguson will take the stage this evening.
Patrick, I know you're a big fan, and you've interviewed Mr. Ferguson before, haven't you?
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Coming up today in Sports, Steve Mason will tell us why their trying to turn up the Heat on the N-B-A playoffs.
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next on health check --
A new tool for eye surgery is helping patients see without glasses or contact lenses.
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Doctors at Vistar Eye Center say it takes just a few minutes and results are instantaneous.
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((DR. JOHN WOOD: MY OWN PERSONAL CASE I WENT OUT TO EAT THAT EVENING AND I WAS DRIVING THE NEXT DAY.))
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[5-Salad]

Are you enjoying that salad a little less now that you've switched to fat free dressing? If you switched to fat free in an effort to improve your health, you may be doing more harm than good.
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Harvard researchers followed the eating habits of thousands of women for over a decade. They found the fat free dressings aren't healthier. The healthiest were the oil based versions like Italian and Creamy dressings.
Those contain a healthy fat called linolenic acid that actually clears out the blockages that cause heart attacks.
Harvard researchers say the fat free dressings prevent people from getting that healthy fat.
Of course those regular dressings have more calories, so don't overdo it. But the researchers say you are better off getting that kind of fat.
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Some people are waking up to a clear view of the world after a lifetime of having to wear glasses or contacts.
A special form of refractive eye surgery is allowing patients in Southwest Virginia to see without the aid of lenses.

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Lasik surgery using a new tool called a keratome corrects nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
Vistar Eye Center's office in Salem is the only facility in Southwest Virginia with the keratome.
Doctor John Wood not only performs the Lasik surgery, he's had it.
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((JOHN WOOD/OPHTHALMOLOGIST: BEFORE I USED TO WEAR VERY THICK LENSES, GLASSES THAT WOULD INTERFERE WHEN I'D OPERATE, WHEN I PLAY SPORTS, TENNIS OR GOLF, NOW I DON'T NEED TO WEAR ANY GLASSES FOR DISTANCE.))
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Mark Priest was nearsighted, but after having his right eye done Friday, he's having the left finished today.
The keratome shaves the thin flap of corneal tissue so the laser can flatten the cornea and correct Mark's nearsightedness.
The benefit is there is almost no recovery.
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((MARK PRIEST/PATIENT: I WAS SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENT IMMEDIATELY. AND THEN BEFORE I WENT TO BED, I WAS WATCHING TV AND ODDLY ENOUGH, INTERESTING ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICED THAT GOT MY VISION BETTER WAS I CAN SEE THE WDBJ 7 LOGO IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER, WHICH I COMMENTED TO MY WIFE, I SAID WOW, I CAN SEE THAT FROM THE COUCH.))
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The cost is two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars per eye.
Some private insurance companies cover the entire procedure.
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[5-Aloe]

Aloe's active ingredients soothe burns and helps scrapes heal, but now researchers in Texas are trying to determine if taking it internally can help.
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In tests, rats fed aloe powder did not live longer, but they did have less kidney disease and clot formation.
The market is already ahead of the research.
Aloe vera health drinks and yogurts are on sale in Japan.
At least one American producer hopes the trend catches on here.
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((MIKE ANDERSON/ALOECORP PRESIDENT: IF YOU HAVE PEPTIC OR DUODENAL ULCERS, THERE'S GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO GET RELIEF.))
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Doctor Wendell Winters was one of the first doctors to realize the plant stimulates cell repair.
He would like to see more long term study of aloe products.
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((DR WENDELL WINTERS/ALOE RESEARCHER: IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A BAD EFFECT IF INGESTED. BUT THE QUESTION IS WHAT DOES IT DO AND IS IT EFFECTIVE IN THE LONG TERM.))
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Former N-F-L player Herschel Walker is one of the biggest endorsers for Aloe drinks. He says the product he pushes helped ease the pain in his bad knees.
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Today in Sports, Miami is anything but hot in the N-B-A Playoffs,
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Here's Steve Mason.[S5-NBA]

where Miami, Detroit, Sacramento and Phoenix are all trying to climb out of a 1-nothing series deficit.
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The top seeded Heat come into game two tonight at home scratching it's head. Alonzo Mourning scored 27 points yet New York had an answer with Patrick Ewing, Latrell Sprewell and Alan Houston who combined for 53 points. The Knicks won the opener 95-75, making tonight's game two, in Miami, crucial for the Heat. But Zo isn't panicking yet.
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One other note. Orlando Magic guard Darrell Armstrong has won the NBA sixth man award as the league's best player off the bench. He received 85 out of a possible 118 votes from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Rasheed Wallace of the Portland Trailblazers was second. Dell Curry received a couple of votes as well.
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Umass ace Danielle Henderson was tough on the hill, striking out 15 Tech batters on her way to tying the A-10 tournament record for strikeouts with 46. Now Tech awaits word from the NCAA selection show this weekend to see if the Lady Hokies make the 48 team field.
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Heroin and Ecstasy may have caused the death of Dallas Cowboy lineman Mark Tuinei.
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Tuinei was found dead at his home on Thursday.
According to court documents, teammate Nicky Sualua told police that Tuinei had a bad reaction to heroin after taking Ecstasy earlier on Wednesday night.
Sualua says he stayed with Tuinei through the night and woke up to find him not breathing.
Toxicology reports are not available yet.
Tuinei was 39.
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Jean will be back with more after this break.[5-Amy-Fisher]

She went in the slammer after she shot her lovers wife in the head-
Now after serving nearly seven years, 24-year old Fisher is out. She won parole with the help of her victim Mary Jo Buttafuoco who survived the shooting and later publically forgave Fisher.
Fisher had no comment as she left a New York State Prison.
She left for the drive to Long Island with her mother, her lawyer, a photographer and publicist.
Amy Fisher will reportedly begin her new life with an entry level job in the fashion industry.
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She also reportedly has a book offer for two and half million dollars.
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